Violet Chachki
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 Chachki at DragCon, April 2017 | |
| Date of birth | June 13, 1992 |
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| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Pronouns | Any |
| Gender identity | genderqueer |
| Occupation | Drag performer, model, musician |
| Known for | Winning 7th season of RuPaul's Drag Race |
Violet Chachki (real name Paul Jason Dardo) (born June 13, 1992) is a genderqueer drag performer and musician. Violet has no pronoun preference.[1]
Dardo began performing in drag at the age of 19. The name "Violet" was inspired by Jennifer Tilly's character in the film Bound, while "Chachki" is a variant of the Yiddish word tchotchke, a small object that is decorative rather than functional.[2] Violet first performed at the bar LeBuzz in Marietta, Georgia. Dardo used a fake ID to perform in local drag shows, eventually winning "Miss New Faces" at Friends on Ponce in Atlanta.
Quotes
"I myself identify as being genderqueer. So some days I feel more like a female. Some days I feel more like a male. And some days I don't want to take my makeup off. And some days I don't want to put it on. So for me, gender is extremely fluid like that. Drag has really helped me explore my identity."[3]
References
- ↑ @VioletChachki (February 6, 2016). "To be clear I have no preferred pronouns. In this instance it just made sense to use "they" as to not gender me at all" – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Violet Chachki Interview". Powderzine. Retrieved May 31, 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Reynolds, Daniel (2 June 2015). "America's Next Drag Superstar Is 22, Genderqueer, and a Trans Activist". advocate.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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